Toy pistol.



C. A. BAILEY.

TOY 'PISTOL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11,1912.

1,075,392. Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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TOY PISTOL.

Application filed January 11, 1912.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BAILEY, of Cromwell, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a Toy Pistol, of whichthe following is a full and complete specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of such devices inwhich the explosive-caps or patches of fulminate are placed on a roll oftape, so that said caps may be successively brought into position withrespect to the hammer by drawing the tape over the anvil upon which saidhanr mer strikes when the trigger is operated.

The primary object of my present invention is to provide a toy-pistol ofthis char acter which is simple and cheap in construct-ion, and in whichthe feeding of the tape to bring the caps into striking position iseffected by hand after the operation of drawing back the hammer to cookthe pistol.

A further obect of the present invention is to provide a construction oftoy-pistol in which the roll of tape may be readily placed inposition'andheld, and the end of the tape placed upon the anvil.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is morespecifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification:Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy-pistol constructed in accordancewith my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, looking at the other sideof the pistol. Fig. 3 is a plan View. Fig. 4 is a sectional view,showing the application of the invention to a toy-bomb.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

My invention, in the present instance, is applied to the conventionalstyle or design of toy-pistols, comprising a barrel 5, lockchamber 6,and handle 7, and is provided with a hammer S, operated in the usualmanner by means of a trigger 9, the latter being protected by thecustomary trigger-guard 10.

In carrying out my present invention the opposite sides of thelock-casing are cut away, as shown in the drawings, the opening in theside 11 (Fig. 1), being extended forward to near the forward end of saidcasing, and the opening in the other side, 12 (Fig. 2), extendsforwardly only a short distance. Projecting inwardly from the side 12 ofthe Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14,1913. SerialNo. 670,596.

casing, adjacent the edge of the aforementioned opening therein, is apin 13, and upon this pin is mounted a roll of tape 1 1, havingfulminate-caps, as 14 placed thereon at equal distances apart, the outerend of said roll of tape being passed upward through an opening 15* inthe upper part of the lockcasin-g directly in the rear of the anvil 16,and in the present instance the latter is extended downward and curvedforward, as at 16, to provide a guiding tongue over which the tapepasses. In order to facilitate placing the outer end portion of the rollof tape into the vertical opening 15, one side, as 11, of thelock-casing is provided with a vertical slot, 17, open at both ends, theside of the casing opposite this slot being closed, as shown in Figs. 2and 3 of the drawings. By providing this slot the operation of applyinga roll of fulminate-tape is greatly simplified, as after the roll isplaced in the case and the outer endportion is drawn through the openingbelow the slot said endportion of the tape may be slipped int-o place bypassing it laterally through the slot into the opening 15. It Will benoted, also, that the end portion of the fulminate tape may be fed alongto bring a cap into proper position with respect to the hammer bygripping the opposite edges of the tape through the openings formed inthe lock-casing, the opening in the side 12 being extended upward toapproximately opposite the place where the cap rests to be struck by thehammer. In the present instance the fulminatetape 14 is a little widerthan the slot 18 through which the head of the hammer works, so that theopposite shoulders 19, 19, may bear lightly against the edges of thetape and hold it by frictional contact after the end of the tape is fedupward to bring the next cap into proper place.

In the operation of the device the hammer is first drawn back, releasingthe tape, and the latter is then fed along either by pulling upon theprojecting end or gripping the edges of the tape below the anvil throughthe openings in the sides of the casing, as hereinbefore explained. Itwill be seen, therefore, that after each cap has been exploded the tapecan be quickly fed along to bring the next cap into proper position.

For the purpose of holding the roll of fulminate-tape upon theprojecting pin 13 the forward part of the opening in the side 11 of thelock-casing may be closed by a suitable cover-plate; or, as shown inFig. 1, said roll is held in place by a spring-metal strip 21, pivotedabove the opening, at 22, and adapted to swing over the outer end of thepin, the lower or free end being pressc into frictional engagement withthe side 11 below the opening.

In Fig. 4: of the drawings I have shown my invention applied to atoy-bomb, and in this instance the metal casting 30 at the lower end ofthe stick 31 is provided at one side below the slot 26 with a cup-shapedprojection 25, at the upper edge of one of the sidewalls of which is aprojecting pin 23 to receive the roll of fulminate-tape 24. In thisinstance the outer end portion of the roll of tape is passed through theslot or transverse opening 26 to bring the caps as 24 successively inplace above the sliding hammer 32 of the bomb, the feeding of the tapebeing accomplished by drawing upon the projecting end, similar to thefeeding of the tape in the pistol.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the construction and operation of my invention will be readilyunderstood, and it will be noted that in its application to both thepistol and bomb a simple and effective means is provided for feeding thetape along to bring the caps successively into proper position forexplosion by the A hammer.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A toy-pistol having a casing the opposite sides of which are cut awaybelow the anvil against which the hammer strikes and one of the sideshaving a vertical slot at one side of the anvil, a roll offulminate-tape mounted in the casing and the outer end thereof passedover the anvil, and a ham mer for exploding the caps against said anvil,substantially as shown and described.

2. A toy-pistol having openings through opposite sides below the anvilagainst which the hammer strikes, and one of the sides having a verticalslot at one side of the anvil, a roll of fulminate-tape mounted in thepistol with its outer end passed up over the anvil, and engagingshoulders bearing'lightly against the edge of the tape to press itagainst the anvil, together with a hammer for exploding the caps,substantially as shown and described.

3. A toy-pistol having a casing a side of which is cut away, a pinprojecting from the opposite side of the easing into the latter, a rollof fulminate-tape mounted in said casing on said pin and having itsouter end passed up over the anvil, and a strip of spring metal pivotedto the side of the pistol above the opening to bear against the outerend of the pin and engage theside of the pistol at the lower end of theopening; together with a hammer for the pistol to explode thefulminate-caps against the anvil, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. BAILEY.

IVitnesses:

EDWARD M. TUTTLE, ELMER G. DERBY.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

